Covid-19 cases breach 1 lakh-mark in Karnataka, biggest single-day spike of 5,324 new infections

Covid-19 cases in Karnataka breached the one lakh mark on Monday, as the state reported a biggest single-day spike of 5,324 new infections and 75 fatalities, taking the death toll to 1,953, the health department said.

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The day also saw 1,847 patients getting discharged after recovery. With the fresh cases, a total 1,01,465 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the state, including 1,953 deaths and 37,685 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.

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Out of 5,324 fresh cases reported on Monday, a whopping 1,470 were from Bengaluru urban alone. The previous biggest single-day spike was recorded on July 26 with 5,199 cases. This is the fourth consecutive day that the state is reporting over 5,000 fresh cases.